Jailbreaking your device may have got you the best of apps but after reading this you will know what a high price you could have to pay for the jailbreak.

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A malware named ‘KeyRaider’ has supposedly stolen user credentials of approximately 225K iPhone users. It has been given this name as it raids victims’ username and passwords, private keys and certificates.

Figures say that KeyRaider malware has affected a large number of users in China and worldwide 17 more countries. Also, the origin of malware is suspected to be in China, as said in investigations conducted by Palo Alto Networks for reporting any suspicious tweaks on iPhones.

Users falling prey to KeyRaider may be the victims of:

Ransomware

Data Theft

DDoS Attacks

Malware is targeting jailbroken phones and when in action, it captures Apple ID of the users and make transactions using it.

The researchers say that it is spreading with the help of Cydia app repositories that are popular among the jailbreakers for eliminating the security of the device and installing third party apps.

Palo Alto says:

“The malware hooks system processes through MobileSubstrate, and steals Apple account usernames, passwords, and device GUID by intercepting iTunes traffic on the device."